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NASA's New Rocket for Deep Space Exploration

In this NASA animation, we get a sneak preview of NASA's new Space Launch System (SLS). Photo: NASA

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... yes it has released an animation of this based launching system or SLS ... according to NASA and the SLS will be the most powerful rocket ever built for deep space missions that will eventually travel to Mars ... NASA administrator Charles Bolden says the rocket is a game changer in terms of deep space exploration ... I will launch NASA astronauts to investigate asteroids ... and explore the surface of Mars while opening new possibilities for science missions as well ... this baseball system carries an estimated development cost of eighteen billion dollars in twenty seventeen ... NASA says the SOS will be ready for its first test flight no later than November twenty eighteen ...